barricade
noun
[ ˌbarɪˈkeɪd ]
• an improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces.
• "they built barricades in the narrow streets"
Similar:
barrier,
obstacle,
blockade,
bar,
fence,
obstruction,
roadblock,
bulwark,
stockade,
rampart,
palisade,
hurdle,
protection,
defence,
barricade
verb
• block or defend with a barricade.
• "they barricaded the building and occupied it all night"
Similar:
blockade,
obstruct,
close up,
bar,
block off,
shut off/in,
fence in,
seal up,
defend,
protect,
fortify,
strengthen,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French, from barrique ‘cask’, from Spanish barrica ; related to barrel (barrels often being used to build barricades).
